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111 dry weather after sifting, owing to dust flying off, it 

 is always a little less. In wet weather, on the contrary, it 

 increases in weight. In the Tuesday line where "W" 

 shows it was a wet day and the Tea 230 Ibs. before sifting 

 it, is 233 afterwards. This is owing to moisture imbibed, 

 and it is the only objection to sifting daily, whatever the 

 weather. The advantages of the plan, though, are so great, 

 as explained, that I put up with this, and practically I do 

 not find it detrimental. Of course, as previously explained, 

 all moisture is driven off before the Tea is packed. How- 

 ever, to make all quite safe, after a very wet damp day, the 

 Teas might be re-dried for a few minutes over charcoal 

 before being put into their respective bins. I do not do this 

 myself though, and do not think it necessary. 



I hope now I have made the above form plain. It is in 

 a book, and each page will hold one week. The total of the 

 Tea made in the week is added up and shown at foot, and 

 that amount is then transferred to the credit side of the 

 Tea store account. Thus (see both forms) 16 maunds 

 32 Ibs. is credited. 



The form given on the next page is also kept in a book, 

 and the total of right-hand side subtracted from the left 

 gives at any time the quantity of Tea in store. 



